Brazil vs Costa Rica: Death rate from road injuries
Brazil
15.67 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica
15.48 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Brazil rank
74th
Costa Rica rank
75th
Death rate from road injuries over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 15.67 deaths per 100,000 people against 15.48 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Brazil ranks 74th and Costa Rica ranks 75th of 194 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 2010s | 20.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 17 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.02 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 2020s | 16 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from road injuries, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Brazil, at 15.67 deaths per 100,000 people against 15.48 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from road injuries between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for death rate from road injuries?
- Brazil ranks 74th and Costa Rica ranks 75th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from road injuries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from road injury in both sexes, per 100,000 people.